Holocaust Day of Remembrance

Note: Every year the government sets aside a Day of Remembrance for the Holocaust. This year it is the first week of May. Please share this with everyone so that none of us or our children ever forget. They rounded us up one day in the rain Herded us into a cattle-car train We were just Jews, it was simple and plain The pain – we must always remember When the train stopped there were so many dead Ushered into two groups, tears were all shed Weak ones culled out and away they were led That said – we must always remember None of this ever has made any sense Staying alive in good health our defense We'd spend every day praying out by the fence Consequence – we must always remember At night we would gather and in silence we pray Pray that we make it through one more day What tomorrow would bring – no one could say Today – we must always remember Each morning we’d line up; they’d walk down the rows Deciding who lives; deciding who goes Each morning we’d pray that we weren’t one of those God knows – we must always remember And the stench in the camp from the ovens by noon Reminded us all of our impending doom Relief from this hell-hole could not come too soon Repugn – we must always remember There were thousands of us left back in the damp In our bunks, in the ovens, or the cattle-car ramps And surviving this ordeal left its own stamps The camps – we must always remember So each year we gather on Remembrance Day To honor the loved ones who have passed away And the horrible price that they had to pay We pray – we will always remember